Posted on 04/17/2013 6:51:57 PM PDT by kristinn
A large explosion rocked the town of West, Texas, 19 miles north of Waco, on Wednesday evening.
A source tells News 8 that a large swath of the small town with a population of 2,800 has been leveled.
According to initial reports, the blast was at the West Fertilizer plant at 1471 Jerry Mashek Drive, about a half-mile east of Interstate 35.
(Excerpt) Read more at wfaa.com ...
130+ injured, not dead. The only real report about deaths I’ve heard of is for three firemen and one police officer who responded to the original fire.
Local link please...
Saw that too. Beyond imagination.
To quote one lady from yesterday “A day like no other”.
Yes, let's hope that the coming rain will help put the fire out. I hope it's a gully washer.
Same here. I felt the same way about the small town of Jarrell, also off I-35 when an F5 tornado devastated the community in late May 1997.
Scanner on, telling all media to go to the auction barn.....lol
There are quite a few near by houses that were leveled.
I’m in Waco and just heard a man give that number..He was VERY upset so I have no idea of accuracy..Estimates of injuries 100 to 300..It’s too early to really know..I am in shock..West is a small town N of Waco..This will be so hard for this community..God bless the rescuers. Healing prayers for the injured and comfort to the families who have lost loved ones.
He also said 2 EMS personnel were killed..
http://www.spearfishlaketales.com/02sx/sx.htm
This thing is a Haz-Mat nightmare.""I hope these folks are considering the extreme hazards of the resulting chemical cloud.
Try KWTX-TV from nearby Waco.
The entire town told to evacuate. This is going to be worse than OKC.
And I’m starting to think this could be terrorism. Secondary explosion after first responders got there.
I remember Jarrell as well.
I’m sure Waco tv is on top of it. Keep us posted. And stay safe. Prayers for all of you.
“I’m thinking that if it was a fertilizer bomb that took out the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, how many times stronger was this blast?”
Oh, Hell. Compare a Ryder truck full of fertilizer with a warehouse full of fertilizer fire going off.
The explosion caught on video makes the Nevada incident a few years ago look like a pedestrian event. People were knocked into walls 10 miles away.
Hearing 60-70 fatalities as of now (michelle malkin)
I don’t think this is terrorism..
A horrific accident.
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20130417-live-video-explosion-injuries-reported-at-fertilizer-plant-near-waco-in-west-texas.ece
Now 200+ injured, of which 40+ are critical.
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